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Brian Fitzpatrick: “Vladimir Putin invaded a peace-loving democracy. Volodymyr…”

Featuring: Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican | U.S. House Pennsylvania, 1st Congressional District

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Key GOP moderate: Trump's been too deferential to Putin

Published | Video Starts at 04:57

I think we need a lot more, and we hear Don Bacon and Mike Turner, Mike McCaul, a lot of my colleagues saying we need a lot more moral clarity out of the administration. You agree with that? 100%. 100%. Vladimir Putin invaded a peace-loving democracy. Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a legitimately elected president. Vladimir Putin is an unelected dictator. Russia invaded Ukraine. Russia has kidnapped close to 20,000 Ukrainian children. It is genocide, it is war crimes. And we have to call that out for what it is. (04:57–05:06)

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Asserts that Russia invaded Ukraine and Zelenskyy is the legitimate leader.

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